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Post by coacheichler on Apr 16, 2020 18:49:24 GMT -6
Coaches,
Talked to our staff today and we are looking for fresh ideas on fundraising. I know no one likes to talk about this, but if we don’t have ball next fall, how are you planning to fundraiser, if at all?
We are keeping in mind our community first and taking this opportunity to help and give back, but we need alternative fundraising ideas (not selling coupon cards or other garbage).
We are in a rural area, small town, not a ton of businesses around.
Any ideas or commentary on this is appreciated.
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Post by kylem56 on Apr 16, 2020 19:34:52 GMT -6
A few ideas we have either done or I have heard elsewhere
Online Auction (ask people to donate items, takes 3-4 months to set up, mostly to obtain items, keep a spreadsheet to CYA with what people paid and what you turn in)
Start a Football Alumni Club (create a google form and post it everywhere), then one year have a football alumni night that is your fundraiser, one year send out a beggar letter
I worked with a local sports writer to create a Football Media Guide that is college like. For the end of year banquet, we made it really nice with bios on each senior, baby pictures, practically turned it into a yearbook just for the program. If we didnt have a season. I would do this, and make sure I involved the cheerleaders and band too, and sold it as a fundraiser. Plus it honors those seniors
As a previous stop, we were in a small town like yours, and we simply opened our own online team spirit gear store. put our name on it, if we could buy it blank and put our logo on it, we sold it online and shipped it or delivered it
ourselves.
Partner with baseball and sell banner ads to hang in your stadium and then in the baseball outfield in June. This is where that football alumni database came into play because we would get businesses that may not have been in town but were run by an alumni. We sold banners that were 4 feet long by 3 feet high for $700. They hung for all 10 weeks of football season then went up for baseball season. We split the profits with baseball.
Scrap Metal Drive- tied it in with a community service day and kids would go clean out these people's yards of all the junk. Any scrap metal went into a container behind our building that was then picked up and we would end up with $1000 worth of scrap metal by the end of the day.
Final Four Party- covid killed this year's party but through our Touchdown Club (which if you don't have one, start a 501 (c) non profit) . Charged $100 a ticket which included prime rib (in the past it was giant turkey legs) dinner, salad, roll, and baked potato. Got a discount on the meat and everything else was donated (Tax write off since it was to the 501). Open bar (501 bought the kegs, then worked a deal with the liqour store, whatever wasn't used was returned). Used the alumni and football alumni database to advertise. Projected the final four games on walls or projector screens. Also had squares going, 50/50 raffle, and silent auction on a bunch of items.
Corn hole tournament- charged $100 an entry, included BBQ dinner. Cash prize and custom corn hole set for winners, cash prize for 2nd and 3rd place as well.
just some ideas...
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Post by coachwoodall on Apr 17, 2020 7:19:06 GMT -6
As with anything in terms of building relationships, you have to find some common ground. And as with any successful business transaction, you have to be able to provide something the consumer wants or needs. And lastly with fund raising, there still has to be a sense from the person that the money they spend/give entitles them to something in return in terms of internal satisfaction.
So a lot will depend on what your community wants/needs, what they expect from the program (merchandise, community spirit, etc..), and what they want to give to the program or maybe help the program thrive/survive.
In a rural area it might be something as simple as having a reason to gather (I know it's taboo right now, but...) with like minded individuals - casino/bingo night, corn hole/horse shoe tourney, BBQ/hash/fish fry type things are usually big hit. Again anything to have a reason to see/be seen by neighbors.
Find a way to meet a need/want. Whether it's merchandise of the program or having a reason to splurge the family meal budget on a big ole plate of 'Que, find something that has (or will have) a 'hole' in your local economy. Also think of seasonal things that kind of come and go in terms of being bought or provided in your area. A rural area might not have a reason to sell and deliver mulch as some have done, but come summer time farmers will be looking for people to haul hay or some other seasonal work/job. Having a raffle for a shotgun or a 4 wheeler is another thing that might more suite a rural area.
Another big thing to consider in town like this is what groups have already 'claimed' a particular item sale or event. You don't want to tick off the local VFW or church by trying to but in on their pumpkin or Christmas tree sale.
Again the best place to start is finding out/thinking about what YOUR community needs. There are tons of fund raising threads here, but not necessarily the thing for your community.
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 18, 2020 23:03:52 GMT -6
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Post by coachd5085 on Apr 19, 2020 6:35:11 GMT -6
Since you specifically mentioned the possibility of not having a season, how much do you need to fund raise if football is not played in the fall of 2020?
I don't mean that in a flippant, sarcastic tone (hopefully nobody took it as such). I mean it a sincere questioning one. If there isn't going to be a football season in 2020, what would necessitate fundraising? What costs and factors am I not considering?
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Post by justafbcoach on Apr 19, 2020 8:44:10 GMT -6
I would just try to do the same fundraisers, but maybe go out of the way to make the fundraiser easier on people. If you normally sell a discount card-type deal for $20, make it $10 this year. If you do some sort of raffle and tickets are normally $5, make it 3 for $5 or something like that. But, especially in a small town, a lot of businesses are probably locally owned and those families are hurting so fundraising may not be at the top of a lot of minds.
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Post by coacheichler on Apr 19, 2020 14:45:32 GMT -6
Since you specifically mentioned the possibility of not having a season, how much do you need to fund raise if football is not played in the fall of 2020? I don't mean that in a flippant, sarcastic tone (hopefully nobody took it as such). I mean it a sincere questioning one. If there isn't going to be a football season in 2020, what would necessitate fundraising? What costs and factors am I not considering? We are looking to replace our old storage sheds which holds most of our equipment |
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Post by boug on Apr 19, 2020 19:57:32 GMT -6
A small town program I was at recently, had an annual alumni flag football game, anyone who graduated was eligible and paid 20 to play and fans paid to come watch them play. Coaching staff ref'd and current players set up field, did chains, water etc. Theyd clear anywhere from 700 to over a grand.
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Post by morris on Apr 21, 2020 6:38:31 GMT -6
Since you specifically mentioned the possibility of not having a season, how much do you need to fund raise if football is not played in the fall of 2020? I don't mean that in a flippant, sarcastic tone (hopefully nobody took it as such). I mean it a sincere questioning one. If there isn't going to be a football season in 2020, what would necessitate fundraising? What costs and factors am I not considering? For us it will be helmets. I’ll have some that will age out even without the season. If we don’t play then I guess you can by without reconditioning but I’m not sure. I’ve always been told the helmet even if it wasn’t used had to go through the process. |
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Post by coachd5085 on May 7, 2020 10:35:38 GMT -6
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